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Il-Sung Kim

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Kim Il-sung (15 April 1912 - 8 July 1994) was a North Korean politician and the founder of North Korea, which he led from the country's establishment in 1948 until his death in 1994. He held the posts of Premier from 1948 to 1972 and President from 1972 to 1994. He was also the leader of the Workers' Party of Korea (Wpk) from 1949 to 1994 (titled as Chairman from 1949 to 1966 and as General Secretary after 1966). Coming to power after the end of Japanese rule in 1945, he authorized the invasion of South Korea in 1950, triggering an intervention in defense of South Korea by the United Nations led by the United States. Following the military stalemate in the Korean War, a ceasefire was signed on 27 July 1953. He was the third longest-serving non-royal head of state/government in the 20th century, in office for more than 45 years.
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Leader of North Korea from 1948 to 1994. He was titled as the country's premier from 1948 to 1972, after which he became the president.
Starting the late 1970s, he developed a tumor-like growth on the back of his neck which was a calcium deposit. Its location near his brain and spinal cord made it inoperable. Because of its ugly appearance, North Korean reporters always shot and filmed Kim Il Sung from his same slight-left angle to hide the tumor, which became a difficult task as the growth reached the size of a baseball by the late 1980s. The tumor is still visible on his embalmed body.
He was born on the same day as the sinking of the RMS Titanic.
After World War II, he was installed as the leader of North Korea by Joseph Stalin and the Soviet Union to serve as a puppet for Soviet interests, mainly because of his reputation as an anti-Japanese resistance leader which were almost certainly exaggerated. He continued to control the country after the Soviets cut ties under Nikita Khrushchev.
After his death, he was declared the "Eternal President" of North Korea. Even in death, he is still considered the country's head of state and subsequent leaders cannot use the title of president because it is reserved for him. This has led to some observers to refer to the country as the world's only necrocracy.

South Koreans who have seen and praised the mass games should remember the hardship of tearful children. Teachers drive them hard with curses and orders to repeat and repeat. When the children return home in the evening, they can hardly walk.
It is wrong to try to avoid the struggle against imperialism under the pretext that independence and revolution are important, but that peace is still more precious.
We are opposed to the line of compromise with imperialism. At the same time, we cannot tolerate the practice of only shouting against imperialism, but, in actual fact, being afraid to fight it.
The most important thing in our war preparations is to teach all our people to hate U.S. imperialism. Otherwise, we will not be able to defeat the U.S. imperialists who boast of their technological superiority.
The oppressed peoples can liberate themselves only through struggle. This is a simple and clear truth confirmed by history.

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